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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Donald G. Schellhaass of Marengo, who |
| 4 | | passed away on October 31, 2016 at the age of 69; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Schellhaass was born in Dundee, Wisconsin |
| 6 | | to Carl and Adeline (Hafermann) Schellhaass on May 2, 1947; he |
| 7 | | served in the United States Marine Corps from 1967-1968 in the |
| 8 | | Vietnam War; he married Christine H. Urbanus in Woodstock on |
| 9 | | June 28, 1997; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Donald Schellhaass retired as the administrator |
| 11 | | for the University of Illinois Extension in Woodstock; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Donald Schellhaass was a member of the Trinity |
| 13 | | Lutheran Church in Harvard, the University of Illinois Master |
| 14 | | Gardeners, the McHenry County Farm Bureau, the Illinois Grape |
| 15 | | Growers and Vintners Association, the Northern Illinois Wine |
| 16 | | and Grape Growers, and the Woodstock Wood Workers; he was also |
| 17 | | a past member of the 4-H Foundation and Illinois Extension |
| 18 | | Council; he enjoyed many hours of volunteering at the Harvard |
| 19 | | Community Garden; and he always enjoyed a social gathering and |
| 20 | | spending many hours in the garden and vineyard; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Donald Schellhaass was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents, Carl and Adeline Schellhaass; and his brother, Dale |
| 2 | | Schellhaass; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Donald Schellhaass is survived by his wife, |
| 4 | | Christine H. Schellhaass; his children, Tina (Ken) Penrod, |
| 5 | | Tawny (John) Havert, and Trent (Joy) Schellhaass; his |
| 6 | | stepchildren, Jennifer (Mike) Dallas, Kristin Urbanus, and |
| 7 | | Michael Urbanus; his grandchildren, Jacob, Addie, and Alissa |
| 8 | | Penrod, Mikayla Havert, Tyler Kostopoulos, Abagail |
| 9 | | Schellhaass, and Emma and Jack Dallas; his siblings, Sandy |
| 10 | | (Bernie) Baldwin, David (Cheryle) Schellhaass, Mary (Ray) |
| 11 | | Sulger, Bonnie (Joe) Stilp, Dennis Schellhaass, and Danny |
| 12 | | (Barb) Schellhaass; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, |
| 13 | | be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 16 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Donald G. Schellhaass, |
| 17 | | and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and |
| 18 | | all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Donald Schellhaass as an expression |
| 21 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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